It would be hilarious if people in Malawi didn't actually take witchcraft so seriously and if lives weren't really on the line here. In this place, charges of witchcraft have landed people in jail for years and destroyed lives.

Well, now a herbalist has stepped up to the challenge and claims he shall bewitch Thindwa and win the 1,000,000 kwacha prize.

Thindwa is an activist fighting for rights of people persecuted for allegedly practicing witchcraft which isn't recognised by Malawian laws though there is a widespread belief of its existence in the country.

He claims that there's no evidence to prove the existence of witchcraft and as such he announced a reward of K500, 000 to anyone who will give proof of witchcraft by bewitching him. The amount was later revised upwards to K1 million after noticing that no witch or wizard came forward to cast a spell on him.

The herbalist, Masiyambuyo Njolomole, who is also president of Dedza Herbalist Association, a grouping of over 2, 000 traditional medical practitioners in the district, said he is ready to bewitch Thindwa.

So it's a battle between the Executive Director of the Malawian Association of Secular Humanism and the President of the Dedza Herbalist Association. Stay tuned!